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NEW BOOK ON THE SHELF The publication of Alice Walker’s newest children’s book, “There Is a Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me” (HarperCollins), is celebrated with an exhibition of illustrations by Stefano Vitale, as well as several workshops. Tonight, children’s reception 4-6 p.m., cocktail reception 6-8 p.m., the Children’s Museum of the Arts, 182 Lafayette St., between Broome and Grand streets, 212-274-0986, free.
SILKEN TALES Storyteller Pennylyn White presents Stories Along the Silk Road, featuring tales of Marco Polo as he travels through Tibet and the East in search of silk. Saturday, 2 p.m., Rubin Museum of Art, 150 W. 17th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, 212-620-5000, free.
EXPERIMENTAL SPORTS “Day de Dada” attempts to combine baseball with Dadaism. Audience members come up to bat and at each base, a Dada-inspired artist does a short performance for the runner. Saturday, 2 p.m., Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Place at Wall Street, Staten Island, 718-727-1135, free.
